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44 OCT. 30, 2017 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Quarterback Phil Jurkovec, 6-5, 190, Gibsonia, Pa. (Pine Richland) Running Back Jahmir Smith, 6-0, 199, Sanford, N.C. (Lee County) Markese Stepp, 6-0, 205, Indianapolis (Cathedral) Wide Receiver Kevin Austin, 6-3, 185, Coconut Creek, Fla. (North Broward) Kamryn Babb, 6-1, 175, St. Louis (Christian Brothers College High) Chase Cota, 6-3, 185, Medford, Ore. (South Medford) Jalen Hall, 6-3, 182, Los Angeles (Augustus Hawkins) Micah Jones, 6-5, 196, Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township) Lawrence Keys, 5-11, 160, New Orleans (McDonogh 35) Geordon Porter, 6-2, 175, Etiwanda, Calif. (Etiwanda) Kobe Smith, 6-3, 172, Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Amon-Ra St. Brown, 6-1, 187, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Tight End George Takacs, 6-6, 235, Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast) Tommy Tremble, 6-4, 225, Alpharetta, Ga. (Johns Creek) Offensive Line John Dirksen, 6-5, 290, Maria Stein, Ohio (Marion Local) Cole Mabry, 6-6, 255, Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood) Chris Murray, 6-3, 290, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Nick Petit-Frere, 6-5, 240, Tampa, Fla. (Berkley Prep) Sam Taimani, 6-2, 296, Salt Lake City (East) Defensive End Justin Ademilola, 6-3, 234, Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) Thomas Booker, 6-4, 245, Baltimore (Gilman School) Kingsley Enagbare, 6-4, 255, Atlanta (Hapeville Charter) — South Carolina commit Joseph Ossai, 6-4, 210, Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge) Jayson Oweh, 6-5, 240, Blairstown, N.J. (Blair Academy) Defensive Tackle Jayson Ademilola, 6-3, 265, Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) Ja'Mion Franklin, 6-3, 305, Ridgely, Md. (North Caroline) Linebacker Matthew Bauer, 6-3, 216, Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep) Bo Calvert, 6-5, 215, Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian) — USC commit Jack Lamb, 6-4, 207, Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak) Ovie Oghoufo, 6-2, 207, Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison) Solomon Tuliaupupu, 6-3, 215, Claremont, Calif. (Claremont) Payton Wilson, 6-4, 225, Hillsborough, N.C. (Orange County) Cornerback Noah Boykin, 6-2, 170, Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson) — Maryland commit Tariq Bracy, 6-0, 170, Milpitas, Calif. (Milpitas) Kyler Gordon, 5-10, 175, Everett, Wash. (Archbishop Murphy) Chris Mitchell, 6-0, 190, Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) Nasir Peoples, 6-1, 180, Warminster, Pa. (Archbishop Wood Christian) — Vir- ginia Tech commit Chris Smith, 6-0, 165, Atlanta (Hapeville Charter) — Georgia commit Alontae Taylor, 6-1, 180, Manchester, Tenn. (Coffee County Central) — Ten- nessee commit Joseph Wilkins Jr., 6-2, 175, North Fort Myers, Fla. (North Fort Myers) Safety Derrik Allen, 6-1, 204 Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter) Julius Irvin, 6-1, 180, Anaheim, Calif. (Servite) D'Angelo McKenzie, 6-0, 182, San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian) Paul Moala, 6-0, 202, Mishawaka, Ind. (Penn) Shayne Simon, 6-2, 195, Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) Commitments in bold italics RIVALS 2018 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Oct. 20 1. Ohio State 18 2. Miami (Fla.) 19 3. Penn State 22 4. Texas 19 5. Oregon 23 6. Florida State 19 7. Tennessee 20 8. Oklahoma 19 9. Georgia 16 10. Florida 17 12. Notre Dame 16 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Washington (D.C.) H.D. Woodson cornerback and Maryland commit Noah Boykin will take an official visit to Notre Dame Oct. 28. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM Master List Changes Prospects Added: DE Kingsley Enagbare of Atlanta; LB Payton Wilson of Hillsborough, N.C.; CB Chris Smith of Atlanta; and CB Alontae Taylor of Manchester, Tenn. Prospects Removed: TE Patrick Freiermuth of Andover, Mass. (no lon- ger considering Notre Dame); OG Jamaree Salyer of Atlanta (no longer considering Notre Dame); CB Donte Burton of Loganville, Ga. (committed to Wisconsin); CB Kalon Gervin of Detroit (no longer considering Notre Dame); and CB Houston Griffith of Chicago (committed to Florida State). Class Of 2018 Scholarship Offer Master List